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4 GALLERY WALL 6



Jeanne, Left Arm Behind Head
1919
Barnes Foundation
oil on canvas

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There is a consistency in the format of Modigliani's portraits; frontal busts and seated half-lengths predominate by far, and the sitters' gestures are generally unself-conscious and at ease.
"Happiness is an angel with a serious face", Modigliani wrote on a postcard to his friend Paul Alexandre. This sentence expresses both the poetic and comtemplative attitude of the artist.